EXPOSURES:
(15 shots of 10 seconds each) 150 seconds of total exposure time

Calibration: no darks,
no bias, no flats.

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

Catalogued in the early 20th century by
astronomer E.E. Barnard, the Pipe Nebula is a very well known object for
observers enthusiasts. Well visible at naked eye from rural skies. This shaped
pipe dark nebula obscures the center of the Milky Way with interstellar dust.
The Pipe Nebula includes B59, B72; B77 and B78. This fantastic
object covers an area of more than 7 degrees.

Having at hand a 50 mm f1.8 lens it was
clearly a good opportunity to shot this object with the Canon 60 Da. Mount was
not available, so we used just a tripod for taking very short exposure time
shots. The good sky of La Banderita Observatory was responsible for collecting a
good deal of data. Trail processing was done in Photoshop.